More expertise sought. I've recently acquired a very nice Gartone Stageman 45 which is based on a Super Reverb. I really like it but I'd like to reduce the weight so it's easier to take out and about. I have a Celestion Century Vintage rated qt 60 watts that I could get reconed and fixed if it was worth it. I'd previously been thinking about a Jensen Tornado or an Eminence Lil Texas but given I have an - albeit borked - Century Vintage, it makes sense to consider it first.
Has anyone strong views on Neo speakers in blackface-style amps? Any thoughts specifically on the Century Vintage? It's one of the lightest, so if even it was just a temporary installation, it could make life a good bit easier by being kind to my ageing back.
Thoughts?
Comments
Sound of speakers is always personal but the Century Neo has attracted the comment of being a bit "thin" or bass light so if a really heavy, growl is your bag, maybe not for you. That said the Series One 45 combo used them for some time (no longer) and I never had any adverse comments about one nor did the amps sound very different from all the others about to me?
If that amp is "just about" 45watts then fine but if it can be pressed harder into the 60-70W region, a single Neo might be overstressed. Not proved as tough perhaps as other Celestion products.
Depends I suppose how much a re-cone will cost? The Neo is now a very expensive speaker so it might be worth getting it fixed and giving it a go.
Dave.
I quite like the Jensen Neo 12".
Sounded good with all the amps I tried it with.
I, too, considered them when I had a 2x12 Mesa but there were very mixed views on them. Here's some comments from people I had conversations with in 2011:-
Derek at Watford Valves said they didn't stock them as he found "they compromised the sound too much". However, he thinks the Celestion vintage Century is the only one that he found to be ok and commented on how much neodymium had doubled and that would be reflected in the speaker price.
Mick Taylor (ex-editor at Guitarist) said "From the tests I've done, the Celestion Century Vintage sounds very good off axis, but very harsh on axis. That said, it was a brand new speaker". So, looks like the Century Vintage comes up a lot, but it's not perfect.
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